From
Chris Hartmann
Title
SU140403 - Specific Use Permit - Tiger Auto (City Council District 5). A request for a Specific Use Permit for an Auto sales lot with general auto repair and auto body and painting. The property is zoned Heavy Industrial (HI) District. The property is generally located on the east side of Camden Drive south of E. Jefferson Street. The owner is Hassan Alizaza. (On April 6, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)
Presenter
Chief City Planner Jim Hinderaker
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Consider a request for a Specific Use Permit for an Auto Sales Lot with general auto repair and auto body and painting. The property is zoned Heavy Industrial (HI) District. The property is generally located on the east side of Camden Drive south of E. Jefferson Street.
ADJACENT LAND USES AND ACCESS:
Direction Zoning Existing Land Use
North Heavy Industrial (HI) District Vikey’s Restaurant
East Heavy Industrial (HI) District Industrial
West City of Dallas Naval Air Base
South Heavy Industrial (HI) District Industrial & Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex
Access to the site is from Camden Drive via a proposed new access driveway proposed to be constructed with this project. Camden Drive is a two-lane roadway with open drainage ditches.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The applicant is seeking specific use permit to develop and operate a used car lot at 47 and 48 Camden Drive, Grand Prairie, Texas. Originally the applicant was also seeking approval of general auto repair and auto body and painting, but he subsequently removed those uses from this request. All used auto sales facilities require the approval of a specific use permit in all zoning districts where they are permitted per Article 4, “Permissible Uses” of the Unified Development Code, Section 4.8.4. Also, all nonresidential development located within an Overlay District require site plan appro...
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